Chocolate Tidbits - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup hard margarine
1/2 cup milk
2 cups granulated sugar
3 cups oats (not instant)
1 cup shredded coconut
6 tablespoons cocoa, sifted if lumpy
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon salt

Preparation

Combine butter, milk, and sugar in a heavy bottomed saucepan and over medium-high heat bring just to the boil.
Remove from heat.
Add remaining ingredients to the pot and stir until completely combined.
Drop by heaping teaspoonfuls onto waxed paper lined cookie sheets, and allow to cool for at least one hour at room temperature.
Store in an airtight tin at room temperature for up to week, or freeze for up to a month, defrost at room temp for several hours before serving.
(Not that they have ever lasted that long in my house).